A Birthday Dedication

My dad’s birthday was last week. I’ve been planning this gift for years but it wasn’t until now that I actually had a chance to make it happen. I don’t have my real copies of the second book yet, but luckily I had a spare ARC to get it sent in time.

I remember the first time I actually ventured out to do something creative. It was when I was about 13 and wanted to fill a radio DJ spot at a local station. Strangely enough, my dad said yes, I auditioned and got the show, and every other Saturday morning — even through the worst winter we’d ever seen in Austin, Texas — he would get up at 6 AM to drive me over an hour to the studio. Austin can get REALLY cold at times. That’s dedication.

My dad really pushed me to keep writing and was a giant influence in what the Bran Hambric story would become. For all the people who like the funny stuff in my writing: all that came from my dad.

(Except Sewey’s crazy driving: that was all my mom )